Running the Bridge Builder Tool

This procedure describes how to run the Bridge Builder Tool from the CLI.

Before you begin

You need to Understand which bridges need to be created between CA ESP and Control-M.

To run the Bridge Builder from CLI:

1. Create a bridges definitions csv file that contains the following information:
   • CA ESP APPL/Job name
   • CTM Job full path name (Folder/Job name)
   • Bridge Type, which supports the following options:
   • ESPDS_CTMDS (bridge from ESP DS to CTM DS)
   • ESPDS_CTMMF (bridge from ESP DS to CTM MF)
   • ESPMF_CTMDS (bridge from ESP MF to CTM DS)
   • ESPMF_CTMMF (bridge from ESP MF to CTM MF)
   • CTMDS_ESPMF (bridge from CTM DS to ESP MF)
   • CTMMF_ESPDS (bridge from CTM MF to ESP DS)
   • CTMDS_ESPDS (bridge from CTM DS to ESP DS)
   • CTMMF_ESPMF (bridge from CTM MF to ESP MF)

     For more information, see Bridges Information file example.

2. Set the bridges conditions prefixes you want to use per bridge type in the bridgeConditionsPrefixes.cfg file in home>\tools\CAESP\BridgeBuilder.
3. Create the Control-O rule template that you want to use as input for the bridge builder by using the cto_rule_template file in the home>\tools\CAESP\BridgeBuilder\Examples folder.
4. Create the Control-M MF SMART folder and job data that you want to use as input for the bridge builder, by using the ctm_mf_data_template file in the home>\tools\CAESP\BridgeBuilder\Examples folder.

   NOTE: The templates contain place holders values (example: @MSG_ID@ ) that are being replaced by the bridge builder. They should be kept in the same format.

5. Open a command prompt and go to the <conversion home>\tools\CAESP\BridgeBuilder directory.
6. Type the following command:

   bridgebuilder.bat -bridgesData bridgesInfo.csv -ctmTemplate ctmTemplate.xml

   - ctoTemplate ctoTemplate.txt -outputDirectory c:\BridgeOutput\